Do you have any tours in late August or Sept 2026 that are 6 days or less?

Usually, the Douro Valley is a 7-night itinerary, which really allows you to take in the sights and sounds that the region has to offer. We highly recommend the Douro Experience with A-Rosa an award-winning itinerary readily avilable at an economical price. It has multiple dates in late August and early September of 2026.

We are looking for this tour (or similar one) in a small group and would like to terminate in Salamanca. Rooms/cabins must be twin bedded. Languages ES, D, F, E; first half of October 2026.

We checked on the back end and do not have a cruise that terminates in Salamanca. All of them start and end in Porto. We can offer the following options that are extremely popular with our guests. Option-1 Cruise: Douro Experience Duration: 7 Nights 8 Days Direction: Porto to Porto Date: 28th Oct-4th Nov 2026 Ship: A-Rosa Alva Cabin: Cabin Category A Description: 129 ft², Fixed Window Price: AUD 5,135/- Option-2 Cruise: Lisbon, Porto and the Douro valley (Portugal) and Salamanca (Spain) (port-to-port cruise) Duration: 7 Nights 8 Days Direction: Porto to Porto Date: 20-27th Oct 2026 Ship: MS Miguel Torga Cabin: Main Deck 2 Adjustable Twin Beds Cabin Category C Description: 129 ft², Window Price: AUD 5,967/-

Is the 'Douro Experience 2026' 8 days tour running on 7th October? Is there availability for 2 guests?

The ship that will be sailing on the Oct 7, 2026 is known as the A-Rosa Alva. Please have a look at the cabin categories and reply back with your preferred cabin preference so we can quote you the pricing and relevant details.

Do we spend the night on the boat on July 7th? Can we get two twin beds in our cabin?

You will be spending the night onboard on the 7th July 2026. A-Rosa Alva cabins generally feature a standard two-bed configuration that can be arranged as twins or a double.

what is the costs of the optional activities?

The pricing for the 2026 shore excurisons should be ready by the end of February of 2026.

What are the details on the beverage and Wi-Fi package pricing?

Our Travel Agent, Chris, is interested in booking the adventure for two travelers and has requested accommodations in Deck 2, category C, specifically rooms 202 to 221. Additionally, they would like details on the beverage and Wi-Fi package pricing.

Do you have 3 double cabins and one single cabin for this sailing?

We have availability for 3 double cabins 2 x Cabin Category S-USD 4,339/- per cabin 1 x Cabin Category A-USD 4,929/- We do not have a solo cabin available for this departure date. Would you be interested in an alternative operator that offers the same itinerary during your dates of travel but offers solo cabins as well?

Do you have rooms for 3? Do you have a single fare /or room available please?

We do apologize, the operator only has double cabins. Would you like us to find you alternatives for the month of August that have a double and a single cabin?

I am a solo traveller. Can you give me a price in AUD for solo occupancy.

A-Rosa offers a limited number of single cabins on its Douro itinerary. For the month of April they are all sold out. In light of the same we would like to offer you the following alternative that does the Douro

Would like to find out the single supplement price of this river cruise and the availability. We are flexible for August 2026. We are looking for separate cabins.

A-Rosa only offers a limited number of solo cabins per departure date and they don't have any for August of 2026. I can find out alternatives for you but could you kindly let us know your budget per cabin?

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Douro Experience 2027

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Gold Operator: A-ROSA
River Cruise: Scenic waterways and effortless exploration
Group Tour: Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
Partially Guided: Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Low Intensity: Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English: Other languages on request: German
Group Size 15 - 126
All Ages Welcome

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Itinerary

Day 1
Porto
Start point
Cais Capelo E Ivens 760, 4400-087 Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal (Cais de Gaia • 161 Vila Nova de Gaia • 4400 Gaia/Porto, Portugal, 15:00)
Landmarks
Porto Old Town
Day 2
Porto - Régua - Pinhão
Optional Activities
- Visit Douro Museum in Régua
- Walk to São Leonardo da Galafura viewpoint
- Walk to São Salvador do Mundo viewpoint
- Vineyard tours and wine tasting in Pinhão
Landmarks
Douro Museum
São Leonardo da Galafura Viewpoint
São Salvador do Mundo Viewpoint
Linha do Douro Train Station
Day 3
Pinhão to Barca d'Alva
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Stroll through Pinhão town
- Tour quintas (wine estates) from Pinhão
- Wine tasting at local quintas
- Trip to Salamanca from Barca d'Alva
Landmarks
Linha do Douro train station
Salamanca Cathedral
University of Salamanca
Plaza Mayor, Salamanca
Day 4
Vega Terrón
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (A-ROSA ALVA dinner partly à la carte)
Optional Activities
- Excursion to Salamanca from Vega Terrón
Landmarks
Vega Terrón
Salamanca
Day 5
Vega Terrón to Pinhão
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Trip to Salamanca from Vega Terrón
- Visit Salamanca Cathedral
- Explore Salamanca old town
- Visit University of Salamanca
- Tour quintas (wine estates) from Pinhão
- Wine tasting at local quintas
Landmarks
Salamanca Cathedral
University of Salamanca
Linha do Douro train station
Day 6
Pinhão - Régua - Leverinho
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Visit Douro Museum in Régua
- Walk to São Leonardo da Galafura viewing platform
- Walk to São Salvador do Mundo viewing platform
- Tour quintas (wine estates) from Pinhão
- Wine tasting at local quintas
- Excursions to Porto from Leverinho
Landmarks
Linha do Douro train station
Alto Douro
São Leonardo da Galafura
São Salvador do Mundo
Day 7
Leverinho - Porto
Landmarks
Porto Old Town
Day 8
Porto
End point
Cais Capelo E Ivens 88, 4400-087 Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal (Cais de Gaia • 161 Vila Nova de Gaia • 4400 Gaia/Porto, Portugal, 09:00)
Meals
Dinner (À la carte dinner on A-ROSA ALVA)
Landmarks
Porto Old Town

Landmarks
Porto Old Town

Landmarks
Douro Museum
São Leonardo da Galafura Viewpoint
São Salvador do Mundo Viewpoint
Linha do Douro Train Station

Landmarks
Linha do Douro train station
Salamanca Cathedral
University of Salamanca
Plaza Mayor, Salamanca

Landmarks
Vega Terrón
Salamanca

Landmarks
Salamanca Cathedral
University of Salamanca
Linha do Douro train station

Landmarks
Linha do Douro train station
Alto Douro
São Leonardo da Galafura
São Salvador do Mundo

Landmarks
Porto Old Town

Landmarks
Porto Old Town

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A-ROSA ALVA
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Capacity
Built
2018
Guests
126
Crew
Length
79,8 m / 259 ft
Width
11,4 m / 36 ft
Suites
2
Staterooms
61
Registry
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Electricity
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Cruising Speed
12 kn / 22 kph / 14 mph
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4.6

Overall rating based on 28 Reviews

Itinerary
4.4
Transport
4.6
Guide
4.5
Accommodation
4.8
Food
4.8
Tour Operator
4.0

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Anthony
April 16th, 2026
Excellent trip made more memorable by the outstanding crew of A Rosa ALVA. Cruise Director Gaby made us feel welcome...
Excellent trip made more memorable by the outstanding crew of A Rosa ALVA. Cruise Director Gaby made us feel welcome and ensured we made the most of tour and excursion opportunities when at port. Our trip was impacted by circumstances totally out of A Rosa’s control and their management and ‘work arounds’ were faultless. We especially enjoyed our multi national guests who went out of their way to be inclusive and welcoming. Language differences were no barrier with all announcements being made in English and German. Likewise all of our tours where we had the pleasure of Mario describing the action in English. Highly recommend A Rosa and would happily travel with them again. Thank you!Show more
Traveled in March 2026
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Dear Anthony, thank you for your wonderful review. We’re delighted that you had a great time on board and look forward to welcoming you back on one of our ships soon. The A-ROSA Team
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Elwyn
April 9th, 2026
Excellent tour and service Only complaint our cabin which was an end one did not receive wifi which was very...
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Traveled in April 2026
Reply from: A-ROSA
Dear Elwyn, thank you very much for your excellent review. We apologise for the inconvenience you experienced with the Wi-Fi connection and hope to welcome you back on board one of our ships soon. The A-ROSA Team
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Birgit
April 3rd, 2026
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It was a wonderful trip. The tour guide was very good. Food very good, staff very friendly. We had great excursions...
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Traveled in March 2026
Reply from: A-ROSA
Dear Birgit, We’re so glad you had a lovely time on board! We look forward to welcoming you back on board soon. The A-ROSA Team
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Sue
November 15th, 2025
Our tour quite was excellent
Traveled in November 2025
Reply from: A-ROSA
Dear Susan, thank you so much for your excellent review. We’re glad you enjoyed your cruise! We would be very happy to welcome you back on board for another cruise soon. Best regards, A-ROSA Team
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steven
October 15th, 2025
Our overall impression of Douro Experience 2025 (or first experience of a River Cruise vacation) was excellent,...
Our overall impression of Douro Experience 2025 (or first experience of a River Cruise vacation) was excellent, however there are some improvements we believe are needed... TourRadar staff were always timely in responding to questions! On the plus side, all ships staff (from Cruise Director on down) were consistently courteous and helpful in every respect and every regard! During the booking phase, we found interaction between TourRadar website and punch-out to A-Rosa website was problematic at times (duplicated excursion bookings in particular, as well as incorrect information transfer to/from ships manifest). Tour is advertised as offered in German AND English and although signage and menus were translated equally, lounge cultural presentations and guide narratives were definitely strongly slanted to German (based on length of presentations, English was experienced to be clearly second tier). Furthermore, the English translation of food buffet items from German was on a second (and almost unreadable smaller font ) second line. Food was consistently well prepared and inviting, however there are definite improvements needed we observed as experienced with regard to my wife's "gluten sensitivity" dietary constraints - yes there is a gluten free bread offering readily available but no gluten free "pastry" offerings (identified as such)? Although the main entree offerings are clearly identified as to all contained allergens, none of the "salad bar", appetizer, or desert offerings are similarly identified!? We greatly appreciated our Dining Room Stewardess (Ms. Anna's) diligence in running back and forth to the kitchen to ascertain (and advise) which items would be acceptable to a gluten restricted dietary regimen. Embarkation (and disembarkation) procedures were well planned and worked smoothly! Again, overall a wonderful experience, with some need for improvements....Show more
Traveled in October 2025
Reply from: A-ROSA
Dear Steven, thank you so much for your review. We're glad you had a great time on board! Thank you also for your comment regarding the bilingual on-board equipment. We will forward it to our special department. We are sorry that you experienced difficulties with the identification of gluten free meals in our restaurant. We’d be very happy to welcome you back on board for another cruise soon. Best regards, A-ROSA Team
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Stephen
October 9th, 2025
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Dear Stephen, thank you so much for your review. We’d be very happy to welcome you back on board for another cruise soon. Best regards, A-ROSA Team
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James
September 22nd, 2025
Very good but be prepared to have very few English speaking people on the cruise
Traveled in August 2025
Reply from: A-ROSA
Dear James, thank you so much for your review. We’d be very happy to welcome you back on board for another cruise soon. Best regards, A-ROSA Team
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Stephen
September 4th, 2025
Very helpful staff especially as my wife has to use a wheelchair sometimes but never had to on the boat. Food...
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Traveled in August 2025
Reply from: A-ROSA
Dear Stephen, thank you so much for your review! We’d be very happy to welcome you back on board for another cruise soon. Best regards, A-ROSA Team
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Derek
September 3rd, 2025
We had a lovely cruise on the Douro river
Traveled in August 2025
Reply from: A-ROSA
Dear Derek, thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’d be very happy to welcome you back on board for another cruise soon. Best regards, A-ROSA Team
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Jenny
July 7th, 2025
It was a most enjoyable Journey along the Douro River seeing the Port wine vineyards and learning the history of the...
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Traveled in June 2025

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Alexandra
Asked on March 31st, 2026
Do you have any tours in late August or Sept 2026 that are 6 days or less?
Price / Availability
Tour Details
- A-ROSAOperator•Written March 2026
  Usually, the Douro Valley is a 7-night itinerary, which really allows you to take in the sights and sounds that the region has to offer. We highly recommend the Douro Experience with A-Rosa an award-winning itinerary readily avilable at an economical price. It has multiple dates in late August and early September of 2026.
J
Juan
Asked on March 24th, 2026
We are looking for this tour (or similar one) in a small group and would like to terminate in Salamanca. Rooms/cabins must be twin bedded. Languages ES, D, F, E; first half of October 2026.
Accommodation
Group size
Tour Details
- A-ROSAOperator•Written March 2026
  We checked on the back end and do not have a cruise that terminates in Salamanca. All of them start and end in Porto. We can offer the following options that are extremely popular with our guests.
  
  Option-1
  Cruise: Douro Experience
  Duration: 7 Nights 8 Days
  Direction: Porto to Porto
  Date: 28th Oct-4th Nov 2026
  Ship: A-Rosa Alva
  Cabin: Cabin Category A
  Description: 129 ft², Fixed Window
  Price: AUD 5,135/-
  
  Option-2
  Cruise: Lisbon, Porto and the Douro valley (Portugal) and Salamanca (Spain) (port-to-port cruise)
  Duration: 7 Nights 8 Days
  Direction: Porto to Porto
  Date: 20-27th Oct 2026
  Ship: MS Miguel Torga
  Cabin: Main Deck 2 Adjustable Twin Beds Cabin Category C
  Description: 129 ft², Window
  Price: AUD 5,967/-
A
Ashley
Asked on March 18th, 2026
Is the 'Douro Experience 2026' 8 days tour running on 7th October? Is there availability for 2 guests?
Group size
Price / Availability
- A-ROSAOperator•Written March 2026
  The ship that will be sailing on the Oct 7, 2026 is known as the A-Rosa Alva. Please have a look at the cabin categories and reply back with your preferred cabin preference so we can quote you the pricing and relevant details.
J
Jay
Asked on January 26th, 2026
Do we spend the night on the boat on July 7th? Can we get two twin beds in our cabin?
Accommodation
- A-ROSAOperator•Written January 2026
  You will be spending the night onboard on the 7th July 2026. A-Rosa Alva cabins generally feature a standard two-bed configuration that can be arranged as twins or a double.
M
Matt
Asked on January 26th, 2026
what is the costs of the optional activities?
Price / Availability
- A-ROSAOperator•Written January 2026
  The pricing for the 2026 shore excurisons should be ready by the end of February of 2026.
A
Ali
Asked on January 10th, 2026
What are the details on the beverage and Wi-Fi package pricing?
Accommodation
Price / Availability
- A-ROSAOperator•Written January 2026
  Our Travel Agent, Chris, is interested in booking the adventure for two travelers and has requested accommodations in Deck 2, category C, specifically rooms 202 to 221. Additionally, they would like details on the beverage and Wi-Fi package pricing.
T
Teresa
Asked on January 5th, 2026
Do you have 3 double cabins and one single cabin for this sailing?
Accommodation
Group size
- A-ROSAOperator•Written January 2026
  We have availability for 3 double cabins
  2 x Cabin Category S-USD 4,339/- per cabin
  1 x Cabin Category A-USD 4,929/-
  We do not have a solo cabin available for this departure date. Would you be interested in an alternative operator that offers the same itinerary during your dates of travel but offers solo cabins as well?
- T
  Teresa
  Traveler•Written January 2026
  Can you check the alternate tour operator for the single cabin please
- T
  Teresa
  Traveler•Written January 2026
  I am also interested in the September 2nd sailing for same number of cabins and persons
T
Thomas
Asked on January 5th, 2026
Do you have rooms for 3? Do you have a single fare /or room available please?
Accommodation
Group size
- A-ROSAOperator•Written January 2026
  We do apologize, the operator only has double cabins. Would you like us to find you alternatives for the month of August that have a double and a single cabin?
D
Dennis
Asked on November 3rd, 2025
I am a solo traveller. Can you give me a price in AUD for solo occupancy.
Price / Availability
Single supplement
- A-ROSAOperator•Written November 2025
  A-Rosa offers a limited number of single cabins on its Douro itinerary. For the month of April they are all sold out. In light of the same we would like to offer you the following alternative that does the Douro
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April
Asked on October 14th, 2025
Would like to find out the single supplement price of this river cruise and the availability. We are flexible for August 2026. We are looking for separate cabins.
Price / Availability
Single supplement
- A-ROSAOperator•Written October 2025
  A-Rosa only offers a limited number of solo cabins per departure date and they don't have any for August of 2026. I can find out alternatives for you but could you kindly let us know your budget per cabin?
- A
  April
  Traveler•Written October 2025
  We could look at approx around 3500 each. I'm not sure whether the tours are included and would we need to pay extra?
- A
  April
  Traveler•Written October 2025
  Does that amount cover tours and drinks onboard and is there availability in August 2026?
- A-ROSAOperator•Written October 2025
  Shore Excursions are at an add on cost. So you only pick and choose the ones that you would like to do. Free beverages with every meal are included, as well as from the bar at any time it is open - this includes mineral water, fruit juice, soft drinks, tea, coffee, house wine and beer. Standard cocktails (ex. gin tonic) are also included.

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